Do I Need a Mixer To Produce Podcasts? | Audio Recording

Do you need a mixer for podcasting? No, but in some more complex situations you may want one, for instance when there are more than two podcast participants in the same location, when you’re simultaneously sending multiple audio feeds to multiple places (Livestreaming, recording locally, backups, etc.), or if you want to process your audio Live (EQ, compression, fading in or out, etc.).

Essentially a mixer is a piece of hardware or software that:
Accepts audio inputs from various different sources
Allows the audio to be “mixed” together, manipulated and routed in many varied and customizable ways
Sends audio out in many varied and customizable ways
There are many different types and brands of mixers with varying capabilities, features and qualities.

NOTE: A mixer can also be called a…
Sound mixer
Mixing board
Audio mixer
Mixing console
Audio console
Mixing desk
or simply as a board

My blog post on this topic — https://podcastengineeringschool.com/daily-goody-mixer/